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Leishmania - Coggle Diagram
Leishmania
Introduction
Oldworld leishmaniasis - L.L.donovani, L.L.infantum
New World Leishmaniasis -L.L.chagasi, L.L.mexicana, V.L.vesiceral
Host - Humans, dogs and rodents
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Lifecycle
Invertebrate
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To release the promastigote,it bite an individual to release the infective form
Vertebrate
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Amastigote form multiply enormously and rupture the cells and start moving to the reticulo endothelial cells
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Pathogenicity
Fever malaise,headache
Enlargement of spleen,liver, nymph nodes
Anaemia,leucoponia
Skin changes often seen on face,hands and feet
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Morphology
Amastigote 
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Oval shape,single nucleus
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Promastigote
Long slender,15 um in length,bredth 1.5-3.5
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